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Afrocythere
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Limnocytheridae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Afrocythere KLIE, 1935
Type Species:
A. rostrata
Images
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Fig. 235.4. *A. rostrata, 4a-c, female carapace L, R, dors., ×60 (218)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Afr.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Like Limnocythere except for different structure of mandibles and maxillae, surface of carapace smooth, only females known.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea (superclass)
Class:
Ostracoda
Order:
Podocopida
Suborder:
Podocopina
Superfamily:
Cytheracea
Family:
Limnocytheridae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Afrocythere KLIE, 1935
Type Species:
A. rostrata
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 235.4. *A. rostrata, 4a-c, female carapace L, R, dors., ×60 (218)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Afr.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Beginning International Stage:
Greenlandian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
0.01
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Like Limnocythere except for different structure of mandibles and maxillae, surface of carapace smooth, only females known.